sundries

[ suhn-dreez ]

plural noun

1. sundry things or items, especially small, miscellaneous items of little value. Compare notion ( def 6 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of sundries¹

First recorded in 1805–15; noun plural use of sundry

Example Sentences

I had less than $300 worth of monthly disposable income to cover sundries like food and laundry.

From The Daily Beast

And tablecloths and blankets and sheets and pillow-cases seemed to be very considerable sundries indeed.

From Project Gutenberg

The total to my own bag was 674 brace of grouse, and 48½ brace of sundries.

From Project Gutenberg

He calculated printing and sundries as costing four thousand, and that the remainder would be net profit.

From Project Gutenberg

There are a few sundries which should not be overlooked when collecting curious things reminiscent of home-life as it once was.

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“I am not going to dissipate my energies in sundries,” he then told one of his cronies.

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